CVE-2014-9644
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · oracle/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWuPermissions Required
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.